Apsley Gorge Chardonnay 2025

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$70.00

Apsley Gorge's Chardonnay is a wine that doesn't need to announce itself it simply delivers. A clean, pure varietal nose hints at the richness to come, with subtle French oak and a textured mouthfeel that lingers beautifully. Purity, expression, and complexity in every sip. From one of Tasmania's most quietly impressive East Coast producers. Pair with fresh crayfish, scallops, or pan-seared fish. Drink now through 2031.

Body Scale

Delicate

Rounded

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Apsley Gorge Chardonnay 2025 Tasmanian white wine

Apsley Gorge Chardonnay 2025

$70.00

$70.00

Product specifications

Wine Maker

Brian Franklin

Year

2025

Region

East Coast

Vineyard

Apsley Gorge

Aroma

There is a clean, pure, varietal chardonnay nose, hinting at the richness that comes with that initial taste. This is what great chardonnay is all about. Chardonnay, the queen of all great white wines.

Palette

This would have to be one of the best chardonnays to come from Apsley Gorge vineyard. Some subtle French oak underlying a textured mouthfeel that doesn’t end. The purity, the expression, the complexity.

Pairings

The richness and texture suit roast chicken, pork, or richer fish like salmon — dishes with enough weight to meet the wine's intensity

Meet the owners

Apsley Gorge is the work of Brian Franklin, a former abalone diver and lobster fisherman who planted Pinot Noir and Chardonnay near Bicheno in the early 1990s. Brian took over winemaking in 1999 and has spent every vintage since travelling to Burgundy to work alongside Philippe Charlopin and, more recently, Charlopin's son Yann. That French technique meets an unusually cool microclimate at the entrance to Apsley Gorge, one of the last sites in Tasmania to harvest each year, resulting in Pinot Noir of real depth and restraint. The winery itself sits in an old fish processing factory overlooking Bicheno's Gulch, one of the more spectacular settings of any winery in the country.

Brian Franklin — Apsley Gorge

East Coast

About the region

Stretching from St Helens in the north to Bream Creek in the south, Tasmania's East Coast is as breathtaking as it is bountiful. A milder climate than the rest of the state, spectacular coastal scenery, and over 300 hectares under vine make this one of Tasmania's most exciting wine regions. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the stars, but the East Coast also turns out outstanding Riesling, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc, wines with a freshness and purity that's genuinely hard to find anywhere else.

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